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GUTHRIE, Maria.. A Tour, Performed In The Years 1795-6, Through The Taurida, Or Crimea, The Antient Kingdom Of Bosphorus, The Once-Powerful Republic Of Tauric Cherson, And All The Other Countries On The North Shore Of The Euxine, Ceded To Russia By The Peace Of Kainardgi And Jassy.
4to. pp. xxiv, 446, [2]errata & ads. 2 folding engraved maps, 3 engraved plates & numerus text illus. of medals (8 full-page). Uncut in original bds, appropriately rebacked (hint of foxing to 1 map, dampmark to upper outer corner of the 3 plates). First Edition. The author was acting Directress of the Imperial Convent for the Education of the Female Nobility of Russia. The present account of her tour through the southern provinces of Russia, with observations on ancient Greek and Roman ruins and antiquities, is written in the form of letters addressed to her husband, Matthew Guthrie, who was physician to the Imperial Corps of Noble Cadets in St. Petersburgh, and Councillor of State to the Emperor. Guthrie edited the letters for publication following his wife's death, and added a supplement on the same region in classical times. The illustrations show coins and antiquities. Crowther 2080. Nerhood 127. Robinson, Wayward Women, pp. 282-83.
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